CFMEU

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (15:03): Supplementary: does the minister himself continue to engage with the CFMEU?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:03): I don't believe I have had any contact with anyone, or I can't recall it, since the administration of the construction and general division. I don't think I have had contact with anyone from the other divisions either, but I certainly would expect to continue to have contact with other parts of, certainly, the CFMEU. The forestry division of the CFMEU is headed up by a very close family friend of some 30 years' standing, Brad Coates in Mount Gambier, who is one of the most respected unionists around the country.

I will certainly continue, as I have for decades now, to have contact with the forestry division of the CFMEU about the needs of the forestry industry, particularly in a place like the Limestone Coast of this state that is so important for our economy, and also the manufacturing division. I don't think I have had any contact with any officials from there, but certainly that is an important part of the South Australian economy as well.